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Shays Given Tim Flowers

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  1. That really slow 'Ohhhhhhhhh wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen theeeeeeeeeeeee sppuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrsssssssssssss" is cringeworthy as f*** imo.

     

    Annoying for sure. Still not a patch on Chelsea, Chelsea, Chelsea. Chelsea, Chelsea Chelsea. F**kery.

  2. we're 2 or 3 injuries away from being rather f***ed.  Not sure what MA/DL expect to do if this happens, which with our injury record, isn't exactly farfetched.

     

    http://www.nufcblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/derek_llambias_black_hole.jpg

     

    Bite the pillow. Im going in dry.

  3.  

    Other winners of the Nike Cup Player of the Tournament.

     

    Fernando Torres - Debut aged 17 Athletico Madrid - 4 League Apps in First Season (1 Goal). 36 League Apps in Second Season (6 Goals).

    Andres Iniesta- Debut aged 18 Barcelona - 6 League Apps in First Season. 11 League Apps in Second Season (1 Goal).

    Carlos Tevez - Debut aged 16 Boca Juniors - 11 League Apps in First Season (1 Goal). 32 League Apps in Second Season (11 Goals).

     

    If he is physically strong enough (which he looks like he may well be) then he ought to be able to make a decent contribution.

     

    Those are the success stories. Who are the other winners of the Nike Cup Player of the Tournament?

     

    I did try and find out  :okay: and was just putting the information there as a point of conversation rather than trying to place Campbell in that bracket.

  4. If anyone had suggested at the end of last season that we wouldn't sign a single player this summer to improve the existing first team they'd have been absolutely slaughtered by the same people who are now claiming it's not a big problem. In fact that probably happened.

     

    But at which point were/are these people right?

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    Other winners of the Nike Cup Player of the Tournament.

     

    Fernando Torres - Debut aged 17 Athletico Madrid - 4 League Apps in First Season (1 Goal). 36 League Apps in Second Season (6 Goals).

    Andres Iniesta- Debut aged 18 Barcelona - 6 League Apps in First Season. 11 League Apps in Second Season (1 Goal).

    Carlos Tevez - Debut aged 16 Boca Juniors - 11 League Apps in First Season (1 Goal). 32 League Apps in Second Season (11 Goals).

     

    If he is physically strong enough (which he looks like he may well be) then he ought to be able to make a decent contribution.

     

     

     

     

  6. s***'s getting real in this thread. As long as there are no outgoings, I don't have a problem

     

    There already has been f***ing outgoings though, this squad is weaker than last seasons.

    Nope

     

    How is it now weaker then?

     

    We have 1 less striker than last season for starters.

     

    Right, and he would have made all the difference would he? We've got Ba, Cisse, and Shola as striker, plus Ben Arfa, Obertan, Vuckic, Campbell etc who can play either there or just off a striker.

     

    I genuinely don't see the issue.

     

    Elsewhere we have more competition in midfield and fullback positions (Anita and the young'uns), and Good who is apparently a decent player to push the 4 senior CBs we have on the books (of which all four I'd say are perfectly capable players).

     

    Well if Ba and Cisse both get injured yes.  Also both have looked pretty average so far this season and we have nothing on the bench to change it.

     

    Also did you watch last season where Ba's best form came next to Best.

     

    Ba's best form came when he played centrally, full stop. He played next to Shola vs Man Utd and did very well too.

     

    Yes, where is Shola Ameobi now.  On the treatment bench as he usually is nowadays.

     

    Our next backup to Ba and Cisse is a 17 year old academy kid.

     

    If one of Ba and Cisse is injured then it will be 4-3-3. If they are both fit 4-4-2. Some game time for Campbell sure but we are some way away from relying on him to start games and play a full 90 week in week out.

     

    We could wreck Campbell if he's need to used more than what was planned this season.  Fact of the matter is we should have got a replacement for best, not getting one is a joke imo.

     

    Completely agree on Best. Seems odd that he was allowed to leave without another striker coming in, also I doubt he was too fussed about joining Blackburn. That being said without being a party to the decisions that are made behind closed doors the only real way to judge the merits of the boards/managers decisions is at the end of a season. 

  7. s***'s getting real in this thread. As long as there are no outgoings, I don't have a problem

     

    There already has been f***ing outgoings though, this squad is weaker than last seasons.

    Nope

     

    How is it now weaker then?

     

    We have 1 less striker than last season for starters.

     

    Right, and he would have made all the difference would he? We've got Ba, Cisse, and Shola as striker, plus Ben Arfa, Obertan, Vuckic, Campbell etc who can play either there or just off a striker.

     

    I genuinely don't see the issue.

     

    Elsewhere we have more competition in midfield and fullback positions (Anita and the young'uns), and Good who is apparently a decent player to push the 4 senior CBs we have on the books (of which all four I'd say are perfectly capable players).

     

    Well if Ba and Cisse both get injured yes.  Also both have looked pretty average so far this season and we have nothing on the bench to change it.

     

    Also did you watch last season where Ba's best form came next to Best.

     

    Ba's best form came when he played centrally, full stop. He played next to Shola vs Man Utd and did very well too.

     

    Yes, where is Shola Ameobi now.  On the treatment bench as he usually is nowadays.

     

    Our next backup to Ba and Cisse is a 17 year old academy kid.

     

    If one of Ba and Cisse is injured then it will be 4-3-3. If they are both fit 4-4-2. Some game time for Campbell sure but we are some way away from relying on him to start games and play a full 90 week in week out.

  8. Big opportunity missed.

     

    There is a lot of this sentiment but whats the opportunity? To consolidate 5th? To break the top four (3 places are almost certainly gone)?  I'm not saying its not frustrating, or that the board haven't pulled their finger out but you get the feeling that everyone would have been reasonably satisfied had the Debuchy deal gone through. Whilst we may have been easier on the eye i'm not sure the substantive difference (i.e. European Qualification domestic cup success, Domestic League Place) any additions would have guaranteed.

     

    The main concern for me is still cover at centre back and more generally cover in the squad. But even if players had been bought for these roles I doubt they would have had the necessary wow factor to placate fans.

     

    Disappointing window but hardly the end of the world.

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